Boone County is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Boone County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Boone County, ~11% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Boone County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Boone County leans more Republican than 7 of 13 neighbors.
Boone County runs about 20 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Boone County. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+70) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+56), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Boone County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Boone County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Boone County, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 5 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Boone County sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 10%, below 82% of counties).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Boone County, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Boone County looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 86% of adults in Boone County have completed high school, below 74% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Logan County, WV R+66
- Lincoln County, WV R+65
- Kanawha County, WV R+19
- Putnam County, WV R+46
- Wyoming County, WV R+73
- Mingo County, WV R+71
- Fayette County, WV R+46
- Raleigh County, WV R+46
- Cabell County, WV R+19
- Wayne County, WV R+55
Counties with Similar Populations
- Tippah County, MS R+61
- Taylor County, FL R+54
- Colusa County, CA R+20
- Prince Edward County, VA D+7
- Scott County, TN R+70
- Mitchell County, GA R+9
- Wyandot County, OH R+53
- Gage County, NE R+46
- Henry County, MO R+54
- Seward County, KS R+27
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from West Virginia Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.